Eco-fashion forward, modern hippie moms are acutely aware that the lunchtime meal can generate tons of packaging waste – think plastic baggies, aluminum foil, and those darling little juice boxes.  In fact, nearly 1/3 of landfill waste consists of food packaging.  Of that, between 30-60k metric tons are juice boxes and they can take up to 400 years to decompose!  All in all, food packaging production contributes to nearly 99% of our environmental plight.*  One child alone can generate an average of 67 lbs of lunchtime trash per school year!  One of the best ways to support and teach your children environmental responsibility is to pack their lunches in retro-clad Kids Konserve reusable, waste-free gear.

Butterfly Lunch Kit

Chance Claxton and Lynn Julian, founders of Kids Konserve have designed a colorful line of reusable food storage options fit for little modern hippies in training and busy moms on the go.  Their line of waste-free lunch kits, individual reusable containers and beverage bottles are all made from the safest, non-leaching, bisphenol-A free (BPA), lead free and phthalate free materials.

Additionally, they have established Waste-Free Challenges, outreach educational programs designed to educate parents, schools and kids to continue learning ways to be responsible eco-stewards.  Waste-Free Challenges give a percentage of every sale to participating schools.

Signature Lunch Kit

Lunch Sack

Check out their signature lunch kits and their new line of insulated lunch sacks and sweat-free ice packs made from recycled plastic bottles.

To get you started on the road to waste-free lunches, Kids Konserve if offering one Modern Hippie Mag reader an opportunity to try their signature set of food kozies!

Food Kozy

Their colorful Food Kozies are made from FDA approved, non-leaching, recyclable #4 PE plastic and are Bisphenol-A (BPA), Lead, and Phthalate free.  Use in place of plastic wrap and aluminum foil to wrap sandwiches and other snacks.  Care instructions are easy, just rinse/wash in the sink and they will air dry in minutes.

Note: To be eligible to win you must be a Modern Hippie Mag subscriber receiving our updates via email, or RSS, Facebook fan, and/or Twitter follower (tell us your Twitter name in your comment below).

For a chance to receive your very own set of Kid Konserve food kozies you must:

1. Tell us in a comment below what favorite fast and easy, healthy lunchtime snack you will pack in your new food kozy.
2. Tweet this giveaway Fun & Funky Lunchtime Eco-Gear {Giveaway} http://bit.ly/cMqLao @modernhippiemag (tweet often!)
3. Follow Kids Konserve on Twitter.
4. Become a fan of Kids Konserve on facebook.

More details:

• Open to U.S. entrants only.
• Recipients chosen at random using Random.org.
• Won something in the last thirty days?  Last month’s winners are ineligible for this giveaway.
• Giveaway ends 12 midnight on Thursday, April 8th 2010.  Winner will be announced on Friday, March 9th, 2010.
• Winner will be contacted via email and/or Twitter.  You will have 48 hours to respond at which time another winner will be randomly chosen.

Big thank you to Kids Konserve for sponsoring this giveaway.

Don’t want to leave it to chance?  For the month of April shop Kids Konserve and save 15% when you use coupon code ‘hippie’ at checkout!

*Sources:

Food Packaging Study, http://afc3.org/pdfs/packaging-study.pdf

Juice Box Debate, http://www.ccms.clay.k12.ky.us/OR%20the%20juice%20box%20debate.htm

Editor in Chief  (154 Posts)

Jaszy McAllister is the Head Honcho of Modern Hippie Media and the driving force behind MHMag. Her desire to give voice and document her own personal eco-journey and discovery was the basis of creating Modern Hippie Mag. Outside of being the Editor in Chief, Jaszy is a spokesperson, host, model, actress, and self-professed workaholic, computer junkie. She enjoys good food, good company and dancing her tushy off at local Latin dance clubs.